Archive for April 2011
Blair is Buena Vista’s American Heritage speaker
Tony Blair, prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007, will be the 20th William W. Siebens American Heritage Lecture laureate Oct. 7 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. He …
Read MoreIt’ll take years to catch up with the iPad, research firm says
Apple Inc.’s iPad will continue to dominate the surging media tablet market for years, with Google Inc. playing catch-up, research firm Gartner Inc. said today. Gartner said it expects 70 million media tablets to be …
Read MoreChinese trade deficit a possible boon for world economy
China recorded a rare trade deficit in the first quarter on the back of domestic economic strength and rising global commodity prices, Reuters reported.
From January to March, China imported $1.02 billion more than it …
Read MoreWal-Mart goes shopping for customers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is bringing back thousands of products that were unceremoniously dumped from stores, saying it is ready to roll up its sleeves to win the lowest-price battle with its rivals, CNNMoney.com reported after …
Read MoreForum will discuss Brazilian business opportunities
The Greater Des Moines Partnership, the Ames Chamber of Commerce and the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) will host a forum about doing business in Brazil from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 …
Read MoreAviva USA goes to work for homeless youth
Aviva USA employees will volunteer at Iowa Homeless Youth Centers in recognition of The International Day for Street Children, a global campaign to draw attention to homeless youths around the world. Aviva employees will be …
Read MoreSewer construction set for a stretch of Court Avenue
Court Avenue will be narrowed to one lane in each direction from Water Street to Second Avenue beginning Tuesday until the completion of sewer construction. The project is expected to take about two months.…
Read MoreDelta Dental donates to Food Bank of Iowa
Delta Dental of Iowa recently gave the Food Bank of Iowa more than $5,000 in food and monetary donations as a part of its corporate Giving Back and Investing in Iowa program. In addition to …
Read MoreVIDEO: Athena GTX
Athena GTX officials describe the high-tech wireless medical monitoring devices the Des Moines company has developed for the military and civilian markets.
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Read MoreGreen Building Council unveils LEED for health care
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today unveiled a rating system intended to guide the energy-efficient design and sustainable construction of health-care facilities.
The latest among Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification programs …
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